Modelling
Model railway construction, rolling stock, locomotives, and layout work.
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Scratch-building CN’s 40′ Wood End Bunker Reefers PT:3 [Fabricating Fishbelly Centre Sills and Z-Bracing]
Part 3 shows how to fabricate Z-bracing and fishbelly centre sills from styrene with a Cricut Maker.
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Special delivery… (70 Tonner decals)
Custom decals and 3D-printed footboards move an HO-scale Kaslo CNR GE 70-Tonner No. 38 project closer to completion.
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Finding inspiration from a later era
A St. Peters Bay potato-loading photo provides prototype ideas for Vernon River’s team track, vehicles and loading scene.
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Vernon River Co-Op Warehouse: a study on shared building plans.
Research comparing PEI co-op warehouses at Vernon River, Morell, Souris and Tignish to reconstruct the 1947 Vernon River building.
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A sunny winter’s day prototype visit.
A winter field visit to Vernon River, PEI, to study the former railway right-of-way, landscape, buildings and roads for an HO layout.